Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

BAKE THESE COOKIES.  I.mean.it.  You NEED these cookies.

This is a recipe that comes courtesy of one of Toad's new running friends.  I don't know what is up with the baking/foodie runners, but there seem to be lots of them.  Who knew?  In the last two weeks, I have made these cookies twice.  They are delicious and very close to nutritious (for a cookie).  They are also Vegan if you're into that kind of thing.  Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups flour (all-purpose or half whole-wheat/half all-purpose - all whole-wheat is too grainy)
  
• 1 1/3 cups oats (quick-cooking or rolled)
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 3/4 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp cinnamon
  
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  
• 1/2 tsp ginger
  
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
  
• 2 tbl honey
  
• 1 cup mashed pumpkin
  
• 2 tsp vanilla
  
• 1 tbl ground flaxseeds
• 1 11.5oz  pkg milk or dark chocolate chips

PREPARATION

1. Mix dry ingredients (flour through sugar)  in a medium bowl.
   
2. Mix wet ingredients (oil through flax) in a large bowl.
   
3. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients in 3 batches.
   
4. Fold in chocolate chips
   
5. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet or parchment paper **Cookies will not spread, so feel free to put them an inch apart**
   
6. Bake at 350 for 16 minutes